Mariya A. Rylova

The problem of climate change worries many, which leads to the search for ways to influence the policies and measures taken by States in this area. Over the past two decades, legal issues related to climate change have been put before international justice authorities, especially in the field of human rights protection. States are not ready to transfer such a sensitive issue to the jurisdiction of international bodies, while the latter are trying to resolve the issue of the degree of their participation in this political process and maintain a balance of interests. For the first time, the European Court of Human Rights resolved the “climate” dispute in favor of the applicant, at the same time significantly modernized its environmental practice and tried to create a legal basis not only for its own use. However, this energy of the Court leads to the formation of an independent legal regime in international human rights bodies with regard to climate change mitigation and adaptation to climate change, which comes into some contradiction with the principles of international cooperation between States carried out within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992 and related documents.